Lady&#39;s plastic hat



May 18, 1948. s. BEHR 2,441,788

LADYS PLASTIC HAT Filed July 14, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l IN V EN TOR. .5',NM 19w? May 18, 1948. I s. BEHR LADYS PLASTIC HAT,

Filed July 14, 1945 -2 Sheets-Sheet 2 TORNEY.

Patented May 18, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LADYS PLASTIC HATSiegfried Behr, Flushing, N. Y.

Application July 14, 1945, Serial No. 605,103

1 Claim.

This invention relates particularly to plastic hats for ladies.

One object of my invention is to provide a plastic hat that isattractive in appearance and that lends itself to a variety of designsand surface ornamentation.

Another object is to provide such a hat with a hinged comb for securingthe hat to the hair.

Another object is to provide such a, hat with both a hinged comb and aretractable hat pin, both of which aid in securing the hat to the hair.

Another object is to provide means for pre- 2 preventing the completewithdrawal of the hat pin from the body.

venting the hat pin from becoming completely withdrawn from the hat.

} Another object is to provide a plastic hat that is simple inconstruction and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of my improved hat will be apparent fromthe description thereof to follow taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a side view of a hat embodyingmy invention on the head of a wearer.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the hat of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear view thereof, parts being broken away.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the plane of the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view partly broken to show the comb and hat pin.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary detail view showing the shoulder on the hat pin.

Referring to the drawings,-my improved hat comprises a body portion 5curved to conform to the shape of the top of the head of the wearer.This body portion is formed of any suitable thermoplastic material. Thebody portion may have cut-out portions as indicated at 6 to form anyattractive design desired.

A comb member I is secured to a shaft 8 journalled in lugs 9 fastened tothe inside surface of the body adjacent its upper end. A coiled springH) on shaft 8 tends to hold yieldingly the comb member in inoperativeposition against the inner surface of the body.

The bottom end of the body is formed with oppositely disposed openingsII and 12 for receiving a hat pin l3. Adjacent its handle end, the hatpin is notched to form a shoulder I4 which is adapted to engage the Wallof opening [2 thereby The outer surface of the solid wall portion of thebody may be used for receiving any sort of insignia desired.

When it is desired to wear the hat, it is placed in the proper positionon the head, the comb I is moved outwardly away from the inner surfaceof the body and the teeth inserted into the hair. This is sufficient tohold the hat on the head but by forcing the tip end of the hat pinthrough the hair and opposite openin I I further security is provided.

When the hat is removed from the head by Withdrawing the hat pin fromthe opposite opening H and by removing the comb from the hair, the hatpin cannot become disconnected from the body portion as the shoulder [4will engage the wall of the opening l2 and prevent further withdrawal ofthe pin.

The body portion may be made of plastic either transparent ortranslucent or in various colors where the plastic material is opaque.

By forming the body portion of the hat With colored thermoplasticmaterial and slightly curving it extremely attractive surface effectscan be produced greatly improving the appearance of the hat.

The curved surface gives attractive and impressive effects and sparkleas various spectrum colors flash over the surface as it is moved inrelation to a source of light and eye which views it.

In addition to havinga surface which is curved, if the plastic itselfhas a basic color or a variety of basic colors, still further startlingand attractive effects are produced.

The improved hat can readily be cleaned.

Changes in details might be resorted to without departing from the scopeand principle of the invention.

I claim:

A hat having a body portion of plastic material curved to conform to theshape of the head of the wearer and provided with a pair of opposedopenings along the edge thereof. a comb curved to conform to the shapeof thebody portion and hingedly mounted on the inner surface of saidbody portion, a hat pin disposed across the inner surface of said bodyportion and slidable through said opposed openings, and means on the hatpin for preventing its complete withdrawal through one Number of saidopposed openings, said body portion being 608,529 formed with openingsadjacent the free end of the 672,159 comb. 956,917 SIEGFRIEFD BEHR. 51,185,172

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the gg fileof this patent: 10 149,449

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Soldan Aug. 2, 1898 Bechtold Apr.16, 1901 Weinsenfeld May 3, 1910 Bolle May 30, 1916 FOREIGN PATENTSCountry Date Austria May 10, 1934 Germany Mar. 8, 1904

